Jan. 8, 2024

Rhythm

5-part rhythm:

  • Do 5-Part Lap Map, making up your own rhythms
  • Then do Longy Rhythm (no Lap Map): tap on beat 1, sing on numbers, whisper on dots. Try taking a breath on the dots to help
  • Pay attention to which cause of error happens when you make a mistake and apply the cure
  1. Reaction: something new takes you by surprise. Cure: Eagle vision
  2. Anticipation: this can be daydreaming, or getting worried about a difficult part coming up. Cure: Eagle vision, get back into feeling your tapping, hearing your singing/whispering
  3. Looking Back: You look back to a mistake you just made and start talking to yourself about it. Cure: Tell the “bad coach” to stop, and keep moving forward

Technique

Learn Canoeing Upstream p. 27

  • LH crosses over RH in m.7

Theory

Do p. 42-43

Lessons

Copy Cat and Grandmother 60-62

  • play 3 times in a row with counting out loud
  • go slowly – if you’re making mistakes, you’re probably going too fast
  • Keep your eyes on the page, not on your hands

Performance

Are You Sleeping p. 26

  • play 3 times in a row with counting out loud

Learn Horseback Riding p. 27

  • play 3 times in a row with counting out loud
  • be ready for change in m. 5-8 – keep your Eagle vision

Hale’s Piano Lessons